Nullifying the Bad by Softening
Ben Chamesh L'Mikra | July 29, 2024
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This verse speaks of nullifying the bad by softening; other verses speak of totally overturning the bad into good (אתהפכא), or showing the complete strength of kedusha.
Rabbi Moshe haDarshan explained the word לה is written without the dot (מפיק), as if to be read “not” (לא), indicating a softening not a negation; the name exists but not for long; Rashi challenges from the two other places in Nach that לה cannot be understood this way.
*יקרא לה נבח לב ,מב יח ג

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